Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Trading, Transportation Equipment and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which rose 5.28% or 92.0 points to trade at 1834.0 at the close. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) added 4.18% or 10.0 points to end at 249.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 3.60% or 89.5 points to 2573.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267), which lost 8.17% or 133.5 points to trade at 1500.5 in late trade. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) declined 5.07% or 19.0 points to end at 356.0 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) shed 3.91% or 125.0 points to 3075.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1388 to 504 and 149 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.34% to 30.16.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.03 to $47.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $48.73 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1367.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.63% to 100.68, while EUR/JPY fell 0.82% to 111.55.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 96.15.